Resume

Educational Background

• Columbia University—New York, NY (Expected May 2021): M.S. in Biostatistics
• University of Washington—Seattle, WA (2015-2019): B.S. in Psychology, Psychology Honors Program, Minor in Informatics Cumulative GPA: 3.71, Dean’s List: 11 quarters, Annual Dean’s List: 2016-2019

Skills

• Software: R, SQL, MATLAB, Python, SAS, Java, SPSS, Microsoft Office, Adobe Audition, Photoshop, E-Prime
• Experience of collecting and analyzing EEG & fMRI data

Research Experience

Undergraduate Researcher and Project Lead, UW, Seattle (1/2018 – 6/2019)

• Cognition and Cortical Dynamics Lab (Approach functions of cortical networks in cognition with methods of computational neuroscience)
• Research topic: Relating individual differences in foreign music comprehension to Neurocognitive Aspects of Second Language Aptitude
• Designed the research procedures and methods of data analysis
• Cleaned and analyzed EEG data using R, Python, and SPSS
• Trained undergraduate research assistants for EEG and behavioral data collection
• Finished the academic research proposal, oral and poster presentation, and academic research thesis, will focus on revising and submitting to academic journals

Research Assistant, Institute of Neuroscience, China Academy of Science, Shanghai, China (7-9, 2018)

• Learnt about statistical analysis including bootstrap procedure, normalization, cross-correlation coefficient calculation, permutation test, and jackknife procedure
• Applied TRF (temporal response function) methods and 3-down-1-up procedure to design and adjust stimuli in experiments
• Designed and revised different versions of experiment paradigm and data collection method, combining the TRF approach on alpha channel of EEG with the current research focus of sequential learning
• Completed experiment program and analyzed behavioral data with MATLAB (psychtoolbox), learnt to perform 3-down-1-up procedure in MATLAB, and investigated on the use of mTRF toolbox of MATLAB

Undergraduate Intern, Newbook Digital Humanities Project, UW, Seattle (11/2015 - 06/2016)

Course Project

Data visualization—Analysis of MacDonald’s food category, UW, Seattle

• Visualized data through building R Shiny App

UX Design of Campus Safety App, UW, Seattle

• Conducted User Research and designed the App using Figma

Activities

• Leader of voluntary team, OP Training Center for Children with ASD, Nanjing, China (7-8.2016)
• Radio host, HUA voice Chinese radio, UW, Seattle (& Seattle Chinese Radio) (10/2016 – 6/2017)